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morosely

Meanings

  • expressing or suggesting feeling or attitude, often sad or melancholic

    - "The sun set morosely over the lake."
    - "He spoke morosely, not wanting to reveal his true feelings."
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  1. morose (en) : Having or showing a persistent gloomy mood; dismal, melancholy, and gloomy.

  2. morose (fr) : Soucieux, inquiet, pensive, morose, melancolique, triste, désespéré.

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morose , morosely , moroseness , morosenesses , morosities , morosity
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From Middle English morosen, from morose, from Old French moroser, from morose, from Latin morsus, past participle of mori, to die.

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  1. melancholy: A state of emotional sadness or depression.

  2. sadness: A feeling of loss, disappointment, or emotional pain.

Quotes
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  1. She thought of the bootlegger at home—a raddled, skinny old man, "morose" and suspicious. He sat on his front step with a shotgun on Halloween night.

    - Alice Munro,{it}Runaway{/it},2004

  2. We have little finished footage to go by, but enough to give us pause: an exquisite clip of Rochefort, sitting with a book in the half-darkness, his eyes wet, gleaming, and "morose".

    - Anthony Lane,{it}New Yorker{/it},3 Feb. 2003

  3. I have never known if Momma sent for us, or if the St. Louis family just got fed up with my grim presence. There is nothing more appalling than a constantly "morose" child.

    - Maya Angelou,{it}I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings{/it},1969
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